As promised, this post wraps up this weekend's hard rock concert previews, but we also have a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT for next month, plus some new videos, so here's what you should know on this Saturday morning!
Toronto melodic death metal quintet Selias will rock Soo Blaster for the third time in fourteen months when they return to Sault Ste. Marie on Saturday, November 15th! Local metalheads may recall when Heavy North Entertainment brought Selias here in September of last year in their first relaunch-era concert (with Spades GT drummer Tyler Reiner in tow), before returning sans-Jeeb in March. Getting any original touring band to come here this much this soon is an accomplishment, and Selias are a brutal and proficient band who should appeal to established fans and new ones alike! Touring in support of their new album "Killkarma", Selias will be joined by three local opening bands, including hard rock quintet HeadF1rst (who opened for Selias in March), online page-less metal quintet The Sault Side Squad (who opened for Selias last year), and party metal trio The Apocalypse Afterparty, who are headlining at Soo Blaster tonight.
Diverse but heavy lineup of local talent before Selias take the stage, so don't miss out next month! Newburgh metalcore band Ascension Blacklist are advertised to be joining Selias on tour on the official poster, but the official Facebook event page does not list them otherwise. We'll let you know if they will indeed be playing in the Soo or not! This all ages concert has doors opening at 6:00 PM and tickets run for $15 plus processing fees at this link, and presumably at the venue or through promoters/openers. Prepare for a true Ontario onslaught at Soo Blaster in mid-November, so visit the above links for more details on Selias' third local stop!
Next up, let's resume this weekend's hard rock concert previews by heading to The Fraternal Order Of Eagles Club, where local classic/hard rock singer/guitarist Tym Morrison will set up shop for another acoustic show TONIGHT! The prolific and talented musician and former Caveman Morrison frontman's busy solo schedule marches on into another night, with tonight's show being his first at the Eagles Club in two weeks. Hopefully there's a good turnout of Steelton and west end fans for his proficient and diverse setlist and talent range this evening as usual! If you miss out, Tym will be back at Aerie #3991 in three weeks, and his next proper show is a Misty's matinee next week. Tonight's concert is at 8:00 PM with no announced age limit or cover charge. Visit the official Facebook event page for more details, and for a preview, here's Tym live not too long ago!
To close out this weekend's concert previews, let's head to The Sault Community Theater Centre, where Winnipeg/Las Vegas classic rock tribute band Ikons Of Rock will headline TOMORROW NIGHT! This touring act will call to mind music legends shows in Las Vegas, where musicians impersonate and pay tribute to a wide swath of iconic musicians and bands, with Ikons Of Rock paying tribute to rock legends from the 1970s onward, with Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Queen, Heart, Kiss, and Def Leppard cited among the source acts in their multimedia stage show. Hard to sum things up in under a paragraph, but this will be a fun concert for rock fans, and there is bound to be something to like multiple times over! Alumni of bands like Harlequin and Streetheart also play in the Ikons Of Rock live band. Ticket's for tomorrow's all ages event at 7:30 PM run for $69 (general admission) and $59 (kids & students).
You can buy yours at this link or at the in-person box office at Station Mall. At press time, the front three rows in the center section are sold out, but there are plenty more seats still on sale (none are being sold in the gallery). Ikons Of Rock have a fun and diverse array of tributes to past and present rock legends, so definitely consider coming out to the former Kiwanis Theater at White Pines Collegiate tomorrow, even on a work/school night! Visit the above links for more details, and here's Ikons Of Rock live!
To close this news post, let's look at new videos that I would have featured here yesterday had classic/hard rock cover quartet Double Down's presumably cancelled shows at Reggie's Place still taken place (read Thursday's post below for what we do and don't know about what's going on there). Last week, Double Down set up shop at Beck's Bar for a Saturday nighter with Mid Life Crysis bassist Lori Reinholtz filling in for a laid-up Dan Beaupre (also pictured here is Beck's owner Becky Sawyer), A camera was set up from a high central vantage point aimed downward at the band for three videos posted on their Facebook page, and they were filmed playing the first half of Green Day's "Warning" (with drummer Ric Datson on vocals), Collective Soul's "Precious Declaration" (with guitarist Joel Syrette on vocals), and as embedded below, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts' "I Hate Myself For Loving You" with Lori on vocals.
Alas, all but "Warning" were uploaded in vertical dimensions with pillarboxing, despite being shot horizontally, and "Warning" was posted first, so I have no idea what happened there. As such, the other two videos are tiny, so maximize a computer window while watching them for best results. Apsect ratio issues aside (let alone the dark lighting at Beck's), everyone performs strongly with professionalism and a good chemistry on the three clips! Lori's singing voice is more melodic than edgy for a Joan Jett cover, but she fits in well with the guys, and kudos to her for helping out while Dan's off, so give these new videos a watch above & below!
That's all for now, but stay tuned for this month's "Where Are The New Albums?" post next! Thanks everyone!
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